Qurratu'l-‘Ayn was a Persian woman without fame and
importance -unknown, like all other Persian women. When she saw Baha'u'llah,
she changed completely, visibly, and looked within another world. The reins of
volition were taken out of her hands by heavenly attraction. She was so
overcome that physical susceptibilities ceased.
Her husband, her sons and her family arose in the greatest hostility
against Baha'u'llah. She became so attracted to the divine threshold that she
forsook everything and went forth to the plain of Badasht, no fear in her
heart, dauntless, intrepid, openly proclaiming the message of light which had
come to her. The Persian government stood against her. They made every effort to quiet her, they
imprisoned her in the governor's house, but she continued to speak. Then she was
taken and killed. To her very last breath she spoke with fervid eloquence and
so became famous for her complete attraction in the path of God. If she had not seen Baha'u'llah, no such
effect would have been produced. She had read and heard the teachings of
scriptures all her life, but the action and enkindlement were missing.
- ‘Abdu’l-Baha (From a talk; ‘The Promulgation of Universal Peace’)
